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Tess Van Stekelenburg

Partner, Science at Lux Capital

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Tess Van Stekelenburg is a Partner in the Science division at Lux Capital in San Francisco, California. With a Master's Degree from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor's Degree in Cell & Molecular Biology from UCL, she has a strong background in biotechnology and health IT sectors, making significant contributions to Lux Capital's investments in Series B, Series A, and seed stages. Her notable career highlights include leading investment decisions at Lux Capital and bringing her expertise in computational neuroscience from her research roles at University of Oxford and UCL to fuel innovative advancements in the biotech industry.

Work Experience 

LC

Lux Capital

  • Partner, Science

    2023 - Current

Lux Capital is an investment firm that invests in counter-conventional, seed-stage science and technology ventures.

luxcapital.com
HV

Hummingbird Ventures

  • Investment Team | Biotechnology

    2020 - 2022

    Partnering up with founders at the overlap of biology x technology

Uo

University of Oxford

  • Researcher, Computational Neuroscience

    2019 - 2020

    1. Researched how we organise and navigate spatial & non-spatial memories in our entorhinal-hippocampal system using grid & place cells 2. Investigated brain stimulation (gut-brain axis permutations and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)) on information processing in the prefrontal cortex https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/research/computational-neuroscience-group

U

UCL

  • Researcher, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit

    2016 - 2018

    1. Simultaneously read & wrote neural circuits with two-photon calcium imaging & optogenetics to interrogate dendritic computation [ http://www.dendrites.org ] 2. Built and analysed multielectrode electrophysiology recordings of place and grid cells in the hippocampus

Other

  • Other

    2014 - 2015

    - Bioprocessing Intern Patheon Biologics - Taught Physics, Math, Chemistry & Biology at Gemeentelijk Gymnasium High School in The Netherlands

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